List of the best and most popular Atlantic salmon flies used on the rivers of the Gaspe Peninsula, Quebec.

List compiled by David Bishop

 

 Pattern                        Suggested sizes                        Notes

Picasse                            6 to 2/0                   Excellent evening and overcast day fly    

Magog Smelt                   4 to 3/0                   Excellent early season high water fly

Pompier                           10 to 4                    All around great fly

Rabbit Blk Bear               12 to 6                   use this one at night and in low water

S&T Wooly Bugger          8 to 1/0                  Very productive on all Gaspé rivers

John Olin Special            10 to 4                   Cascapedia favorite

Grn or Blk Stonefly          10 to 1/0                Fished skating-dry & wet, very productive

Jones Special                  6 to 1/0                  High water & sunny days

Alley’s Shrimp                  6 to 2/0                  Good high water and late season fly

Green Spey                     10 to 4                    Good bright day fly in smaller sizes

Bomber’s (Dry Fly)          6 to 1/0                  Multitude of colour combinations work

Chocolate Bomber          6 to 1/0                  Chocolate body & hackle with white wing

BlueCharm                       10 to 4                   Good standard pattern

Silver & Rusty Rat            10 to 4                   Good standard pattern

Black-sheep                     8 to 4                      These flies should be real sparse!

Silver shadow                   4 to 2/0                  Fished fast or stripped